Stripping and cleaning machine.



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STRIPPING AND CLEANING MACHINE.

ArPLIoATIoN FILED IULYIa. 1905.

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`S'IIRIPPING AND CLEANING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 19. 1905.

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s TRIPPING AND CLEANING MACHINE.

APPLIUATTION FILED JU-LY19, 1906.

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' UNITED i STATESv PATENT oEEIoE.

EUGEN BEHRENDT, OF- MANILA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, ASSIGrNORV TO BEHRENDI & OO., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NE YoEK.

To a/ZZ whom tmc/y concern.-

Be it known that I, EUGENE BEHEENDT, a citizen of the United States,l and a resident of Manila, Philippine Islands, have invented a` stripping and cleaning the leaf-sheaths or' band-like material from the abaca and like plants--such, for instance, as shown and described in the application for Letters Patent of the United States, Serial No. 251,246, filed by me March 21, 1905.

The object of the present'invention is to provide a new and improved stripping and cleaning machine arranged to eut'and break the pulp to separate the latter from the fiber and to remove the pulp previous to winding the fibers on a roller or spool.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations of the same, which will be more fully described hereinafter and pointed out in the claims. i

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improvement. Fig.v 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a cross-section of the, same on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a sectional side elevation ofthe carrier, the section beingon the line 4 4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is an enlarged cross-section of the same on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2.`v Fig. 6 is a front elevation of the' stripper and cutter. Fig. 7 is an enlarged transverse section of the carrier. Fig. 8 is an end elevation of the roller. Fig. 9 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 10 is a face view of one of the gear-wheels, showing the rollershaft in section, and Fig. 11 is a perspective view of thegear-wheel.

A suitably-constructed frame A supports a i table B, over which the leaf-sheaths or bandlike material is drawn by the use of a carrier* C, yin which is clamped or otherwise secured one end of the material. The material during its movement'over the table B in the direction of the arrow a/ is acted on by 'a cutterv D, a stripper E, and a cleaning device F for removing any adhering broken pulp from the fibers.

Specification of -Letters Patent.

Application filed July 19,1905. Serial No. 270,422,

rPatented oet. 23, 1906.

The Carrier o (Shown in dean in Figs. s, 4., 5 5

7, 8, 9, 10, and 11) is provided with a frame having sides G, connected with each other by a cross-bar G and adapted to travel on the top of the table B, at or near the sides thereof, as plainly indicated in the drawings. On the sides Gr of the carrier-frame are journaled the shafts H of gear-wheels H, arranged adjacent to the inner faces of the said frame sides G, and on the opposite faces of the said gearwheels H are formed offsets H2, provided with recesses H3 for receiving the square reduced ends I of a roller I, extending from one gear-wheel H to the other and on which one end of the material is clamped or otherwise secured.

The ends I of the roller I are secured in position on the offsets H2 by cross-bars H5, iitthe latter are rotated then the roller I rotates with the gear-wheels, and when thel gearwheels are moved bodily in a lengthwise direction by shifting the carrier-frame in which the gear-wheels are journaledthen theroller I is bodily carried along.

In order to clamp the material in position on the rolle'r I, the latter is provided on its peripheral face with a transversely-extending recess I2, adapted to receive a clampingblock I3, hinged. at I4 to the perpiheral face of the roller I and adapted to be secured at its free end to the said roller by screws I5, as plainly indicated in Figs. 8 and 9` Thus when the screws I5 are removed the clampingblock I3 may be swung into an open position to allow of placing the end vof the material in position in the recess I2, andthen the clamping-block I3 is brought down onto the material and secured in place by the screws I5 to securely clamp the material in position on the roller I.

In order to impart a longitudinal traveling motion to the carrier C, the sidesG ofthe carrier frame are provided with rearwardlyextending racks Gr2 in alinement with thebot- ICO tom teeth of the gear-wheels H and adapted to mesh with gear-wheels J, secured on a shaft J journaled in suitable bearings carried on the table B and the frame A. On one outer end of the shaft J is secured a handwheel J2 under the control of the operator for turning the shaft J so as to cause the gearwheels J to impart a traveling motion to the racks G2, and consequently to the carrier C for the latter to travel in a longitudinal direction-that is, veither in the direction of the arrow a or in the inverse direction thereto. When the right-hand ends of the racks G2 leave the gear-wheels J, then the gear-wheels H move in mesh with the gear-wheels J, so that a further rotation of the shaft J causes a rotation of the gear-wheels H, and consequently ofthe roller I to-wind up the fiber, as

' hereinafter more fully described, it being understood that at this time the carrier-frame G is stationary, as the racks G2 are out of mesh with the gear-wheels J.

The stripper E extends transversely across the table B and is in the form of a heavy block of metal having on lits bottom a forward extension tapering to a sharp edge, and on the sides of the stripper are journaled rollers E, (see Figs. 1 and 6,) adapted to travel over the sides G of the carrier-frame when the latter moves forwardly in the direction of the arrow a', the action of the said frame on the rollers E being to raise the stripper with a view to allow the carrier C to pass under the stripper,

the latter finally moving downward into engagement with the material as soon as the carrier has passed the stripper. For the purpose mentioned each of the sides G of the carrier-frame has its' forward and rearward ends in the form of inclines, terminating at their upper ends 'm a horizontal top. Now

` when the carrier C is moved forward on turning the shaft J in the proper direction then the rollers E travel up the front inclined I edges, thus raising the stripper E, and on the further forward movement of the carrier the rollers carry over the horizontal portion of the sides of the carrier-frame and then down the rear inclines to allow the stripper E to descend and engage with its sharp edge the material drawn forward over the table B by the carrier C.

The stripper E is provided at its middle with an upwardly-ext ending st em E2, mounted to slide vertically in a suitable guideway A, carried bythe frame A, and the upper end of the stem E2 is pressed on by a lever K, fulcrumed at K on the frame A and carrying at its free end an adjustable weight K2 to hold the stripper E with sufficient force in contact with the material to break the pulp thereof and to separate the pulp from the fiber during the time the material is drawn along under the stripper E.

As shown in Fig. 3, the weight K2 screws on the threaded end of the lever K to allow of conveniently adjusting the weight to bear with more or less force on the stem E2 ofthe stripper E.

The cutters D infront ofthe stripper E are in the form of thin arms fulcrumed at their upper ends at D on the front of the stripper E, (see Figs. l and 6,) and the lower pointed ends of the said cutters extend loosely into recesses B, formed on the top surface of the table B. The cutters D are spaced apart and engage the material as the latter is drawn along over thel table B, it being understood that as the cutters D are held on the stripper E it is evident they rise and fall with the latter, and the cutters in falling readily penetrate with their pointed lower ends through the pulp in the material, and when the latter are drawn forward the cutters cut the pulp in a lengthwise direction to insure an easy stripping of the pulp by the following stripper E.

More or less cutters may be put in action, according to the material under treatmentthat is, for some material alternate cutters may be swung forward to an inactive position and locked therein, and for this purpose each cutter is provided with an eye D2, adapted to be engaged with a hook D3, fulcrumed on a cross-bar E3, carried by the stem E2 of the stripper E, as will be readily understood by reference to Figs. 1 and 6.

The cleaning device F is substantially the same as the one shown and described in the application above referred to, the only difference being that this cleaning device is located immediately in the rear of thc stripper E. The cleaning device F consists, essentially, of two j aws F and F2, of which the jaw F2 is carried by the table B and extends in a transverse recess in the same, and the other jaw F is provided with an upwardly-extending stem F3, mounted to slide in a suitable bearing A2, carried by the frame A. The upper end of the stem F3 is engaged by a lever L, fulcrumed at L on the main frame A and carrying at its free end an adjustable weight L2, similar to the weight K2 on the lever K.

The opposite faces ofthe jaws F and F2 are rounded off and preferably covered with rubber linings, se that when the fibers are drawn between the rubber-covered jaws F and F2 the pulp is completely stripped off the fibers to free the latter of any pulp, thus thoroughly cleaning the fibers. The upper jaw F is also provided at its ends with frictional rollers F, similar to the rollers E and adapted to travel over the inclines of the sides G of the carrierframe, so as to lift the upper jaw F for the passage of the carrier and to allow the aw F to move down in engagement with the fibers after the carrier has passed, it being understood that the weighted lever L presses the jaw F with su'Hicient force into contact with the fibers to produce the desired cleaning result.

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In order tohold the carrier C in proper relation relativeto the driven gear-Wheels J, the racks G2 arelpreferably provided with horizontal. flanges engaged at the top and bott om by pairs of frictional rollers N and N journaled on 'suitable bearings'carried'by the main frame A. (See Figs. 1 and 2.) f

The operation is as follows: In starting the machine the carrier C is moved to a righthand e'nd position, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1, and the roller I is removed from the carrier, and one end of the material is secured in the recess I2 of the roller by the clamping-block I3. The roller I, with the material fastened thereto, is now reinserted in the recesses H3 of the gear-wheels H, and the roller is then locked inplace by inserting the cross-bars H5. When this has be'en'done, the operator turns the hand-wheel J2 to rotate the shaft J and to cause the gear-wheels J to impart a traveling motion to the racks G2 with a view to move the carrier C forward in the direction of the arrow a', thus causing the material to travel behind the carrier C and lengthwise over the table B. The sides G ofthe carrier C in their forward movement engage the friction-rollers E/ to first lift the stripper E and cutters D and then to engage `the friction-rollers F4 to lift the, upper jaw F The carrier G in its further forward movement allows the stripper E and its cutters D, as well asthe jaw F', to descend by the action of the weights K2 and L2, so that the stripper E and the cutters D act on the maroller I for the'latter to wind up the cleaned fibers, the Winding-up action causing a further drawing of the material over the table B for the cutters D, the stripper E, and the jaws F and F2 to act on the material for the purpose above described. When the material has been drawn through the several parts and the ends of the fibers have been wound up on the roller I, then the operator stops the rotation of the hand-wheel J2 and unlocks the roller I by removing the cross-bars H5, after which the roller I, vwith the fibers thereon, is removed from the carrier. The operator now turns the hand-wheel J2 in the reverse direction to cause the carrier, minus the roller I, to travel in the inverse direction of the arrow a, it being understood that the carrier in order to mesh the racks G2 again with the gear-wheels J is pushed by the operator a suflicient distance from the left to the right to bring the racks in mesh with the gear-wheels. The carrier C in its return travel readily passes the cleaning device F, the stripper E, and the cutters D by lifting the same sufficiently for the carrier to pass under thevraised parts until the carrier has finally reached its right-hand'end or starting position, as indicated in dotted lines in =F ig. 1. Another roller I, with one end of the material fastened thereon, is n ow again placed in position in the carrier and locked to the gear-Wheels H, and the above-described operation is then repeatedthat is, the carrier C is again moved forward to draw the m'aterial over the table B and in engagement with the stripper E and cutters D and also in engagement with the jaws F and F2 for separating the pulp from the fiber for finally winding up the fibers onto the roller I.

Having thus described my invention, I lclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A stripping and cleaning machine comprising fiber-separating means, a carrier, av

holding and winding-up means on the carrier, and means for successively operating the carrier vand the holding and winding-up means.

3. A stripping and cleaning machine provided with a carrier provided with a roller having means for receiving and holdingthe material to be treated, means for moving the carrier and the roller bodily, andmeans for rotating the roller.

4. A stripping and cleaning machine comprising a table over which the material to be stripped and cleaned is drawn, a carrier having a -roller in which the material is fastened, means for separating'the fibers from the pulp, and means for moving the said carrier over the said table and for rotating the roller to wind up the fibers.

5. A stripping and cleaning machine provided With a stripper having a sharp front edge extending transversely to the direction in which the material is drawn past the str-ipper, and spaced and hinged cutters extending in front of the stripper.

6. A stripping and cleaning machine rovided with a stripper in the form of a b ock having a sharp front edge extending transversely to the direction in which the material travels, means for drawing the material under the strippers edge, and spaced cutters IOO hinged to the block and extending in front of n ont edge extending transversely to the direction in which the material travels, means for drawing the material under the strippers edge, spaced cutters hinged to the block and extending in front of the said sharp edge, and means for locking the said cutters when in an inactive position.

8. A stripping and cleaning machine provided with a stripper in the form of a block having a sharp front edge extending transversely to the direction in which the material travels, means for drawing the material under the strippers edge, spacedcutters hinged to the block and extending in front of the said sharp edge, and a table over which the Amaterial is drawn, the table having recesses for receiving the lower ends of the said cutters.

9. A stripping and cleaning machine comprising a table, a stripper, a cleaner, a carrier for drawing the material over the said table and past the said stripper and cleaner, a roller in'which the butt ends of the material are secured, gear-wheels for removably carrying the said rollers, sides having racks and in which the said gear-wheels are j ournaled, and a driven gear-wheel adapted to engage the said racks andthe said gear-wheels.

10. A stripping and cleaning machine provided with a carrier comprising sides, gearwheels journaled in the said sides and provided at opposite faces with bearings, and a roller removably secured inthe said bearings.

1l. A stripping and cleaning machine provided with a carrier comprising sides, gearwheels journaled inthe said sides and provided at opposite faceswith bearings, kand a :roller removably secured in the said bearings and 'provided-with a clamping devicefor securing the material to the roller at the peripheral face thereof.

L l2. In astripping and cleaningV machine, a

support, a carrier, a rack on the lower part of the carrier, a roller mounted in the carrier, a gear-wheel on the roller and in alinement with the rack, and. a shaft mounted in the support and provided with a gear-wheel for irst meshing with the rack to move the carrier, and then with the gear-wheel of the roller to revolve the latter.

13. In a stripping and cleaning machine, a table, a shaft mounted in the table and provided with gear-wheels, and a carrier comprising a frame, gear-wheels mounted in the sides of the frame, a roller having its ends removably secured to the gear-wheels, and racks on the frame in alinement with the gear-wheels thereof.

14. In a stripping and cleaning machine, a carrier for the material comprising a frame, gear-wheels mounted in the sides of the frame, the wheels being provided with recesses in their opposing faces, a roller having its ends fitting in the recesses of the gearwheels, and means for locking the ends of the roller in the said recesses.

15. In a stripping and cleaning machine, a carrier for the material comprising a frame, gear-wheels mounted in the sides of the frame, each wheel being provided with intersecting recesses in its inner face, a roller having reduced ends fitting in one of the recesses of the wheels, and a bar fitting in the other recesses ofthe wheels and locking the ends of the roller in the recesses.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EUGENE BEHRENDT.

Witnesses:

G. L. SOLIGNORE, 4FRAN-K B. INGERSOLL. 

